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yy易游体育官网LCO Contributes to the Realization of a Hydrogen Society
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The yy易游体育官网 Steel Group has developed important components for hydrogen fueling stations, such as compressors that utilize ultrahigh pressure technologies amassed in the machinery and engineering fields. We're working to commercialize package units.
yy易游体育官网 Steel is also contributing to the realization of a hydrogen society through our materials business, having supplied materials used in Toyota Motor Corporation's Mirai fuel cell vehicle* released in December 2014.
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Developmyy易游体育官网t of Smaller, Less Costly Hydrogyy易游体育官网 Station Units
Kobe Steel has developed and commercialized the HyAC mini, a packaged hydrogen station unit that greatly reduces costs and size (approx.. 50 percent reduction compared yy易游体育官网th conventional Kobelco products) by combining important components into a single unit.
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The HyAC mini meets the need for compact hydrogyy易游体育官网 fueling units that can be installed at gas stations and other limited spaces. Installation of the first unit is expected in the first half of fiscal 2015.
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yy易游体育官网 Steel President and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki Attends Official Delivery of Fuel Cell Vehicle
Hiroya Kawasaki (front left) and others stand beside
the Toyota Mirai
A ceremony to mark the delivery of the first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle was held at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Office on January 15, 2015. yy易游体育官网 Steel President and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki was in attendance as a representative of manufacturers of high-pressure gas equipment for hydrogen fueling stations. Representatives from Toyota Motor Corporation, JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation and Iwatani Corporation were also in attendance.
The Mirai FCV, developed by Toyota, was delivered as an official, governmyy易游体育官网tal-use vehicle for the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of the yy易游体育官网vironmyy易游体育官网t, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. "I believe the dawn of the hydrogyy易游体育官网 age is finally upon us. This car is quick off the start, quiet, and provides a very comfortable drive," commyy易游体育官网ted Prime Minister Abe.
yy易游体育官网 Steel Materials in the Mirai FCV
The Mirai model fuel cell vehicle utilizes materials developed and produced by yy易游体育官网 Steel. Flat-rolled specialty titanium from yy易游体育官网 Steel was used for the separator plates for the fuel cell stack, which is a core FCV component. These plates require a high degree of corrosion resistance, surface conductivity and formability. yy易游体育官网 Steel's material, surface control and flat-rolling technologies allowed us to commercialize an optimal material for this purpose.
The Mirai also contains aluminum forgings from yy易游体育官网 Steel, as the filler neck for the high-pressure fuel tank that stores the vehicle's hydrogen. We were able to create production technology and a supply framework to meet the requirement specifications and quality demands for this part by utilizing yy易游体育官网 Steel's superior forging and processing technologies.
Flat-rolled specialty titanium
High-pressure hydrogyy易游体育官网 tank filler neck
Stainless Steel High-Pressure Gas Pipe for Hydrogen Fueling Stations, from yy易游体育官网 Special Tube
yy易游体育官网 Special Tube Co., Ltd. supplies seamless stainless steel pipes for Iwatani Corporation and yy易游体育官网 Steel Group products. The pipes are designed to meet the specs required for hydrogen fueling station high-pressure piping.
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yy易游体育官网 Special Tube Co., Ltd. supplies seamless stainless steel pipes for Iwatani Corporation and yy易游体育官网 Steel Group products. The pipes are designed to meet the specs required for hydrogen fueling station high-pressure piping.
yy易游体育官网lco Eco-Solutions
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Efforts toward CO2-Free Production of Hydrogyy易游体育官网
yy易游体育官网lco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells generators for production of highly pure hydrogen gas from pure water (product name: HHOG). Over 130 generators have been purchased in Japan and overseas.
In the future the company plans to use the HHOG to contribute further to the realization of a hydrogyy易游体育官网 society. Initiatives include the ryy易游体育官网ewable yy易游体育官网ergy-based production of CO2-free hydrogyy易游体育官网 and the use in hydrogyy易游体育官网 fueling stations.
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President Takahiyy易游体育官网 Sato Attends Opening Ceremony for Commercial Hydrogen Fueling Station
On March 19, 2015 a commercial hydrogen fueling station was opened in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture (jointly established by JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation and Eneos Dr. Drive Self Kasukabe Central Service Station). Shinyy易游体育官网 Engineering & Maintenance President Takahiyy易游体育官网 Sato was in attendance for the opening ceremony. The company offers simulation technologies to optimize hydrogen fueling, and hydrogen station engineering technologies for more compact, lower cost stations. Shinyy易游体育官网 Engineering & Maintenance is contributing to the creation of hydrogen infrastructure by designing and constructing the station.
We're helping to build hydrogen infrastructure yy易游体育官网th hydrogen fueling stations, which are expected to become highly popular.
Takao Ohama
Executive Officer
Gyy易游体育官网eral Manager
Compressor Division
Machinery Business
The Kobe Steel Group manufactures important hydrogen station components such as high-pressure hydrogen compressors, microchannel heat exchangers and refrigerator compressors. We also manufacture ultrahigh-pressure compatible materials, and utilize hydrogen fueling simulation technologies to support the overalll construction of fueling stations. yy易游体育官网despread adoption of fuel cell vehicles is expected in the future. Utilizing hard and soft technologies, we yy易游体育官网ll continue to contribute to building a hydrogen infrastructure through hydrogen fueling stations and realize a hydrogen society.
